Background: the assessment of fibrosis in Crohn's disease (CD) bowel lesions helps to guide therapeutic decisions. Real-time elastography (RTE) and delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance enterography (DE-MRE) have demonstrated good accuracy in quantifying CD-related ileal fibrosis as compared with histological examination. To date no study has compared DE-MRE and RTE. Aims: we aimed to evaluate the agreement between RTE and DE-MRE on quantifying CD-related ileal fibrosis. Methods: consecutive patients with ileal or ileocolonic CD underwent RTE and DE-MRE. Ileal fibrosis was quantified by calculating the strain ratio (SR) at RTE and the 70s-7 min percentage of enhancement gain (%EG) of both mucosa and submucosa at DE-MRE. A SR ≥2 was applied to define severe fibrosis. Clinically relevant outcomes occurring at follow-up were recorded. Results: 40 CD patients were enrolled. A significant linear correlation was observed between SR and submucosal %EG (r = 0.594, p < 0.001). Patients with severe fibrosis (SR ≥2) had significantly higher submucosal %EG values than patients with low/moderate fibrosis (median values 26.4% vs. 9.5%, p < 0.001). During a median 43.8-month follow-up relevant disease outcomes occurred more frequently in the severe-fibrosis group (75% vs. 36%, HR 5.4, 95% CI 1.2–24.6, p = 0.029). Conclusions: the study demonstrates an excellent agreement between RTE and DE-MRE in assessing ileal fibrosis in CD.

Agreement between real-time elastography and delayed enhancement magnetic resonance enterography on quantifying bowel wall fibrosis in Crohn's disease / S. Mazza, F.S. Conforti, L.V. Forzenigo, N. Piazza, R. Berte, A. Costantino, M. Fraquelli, M. Coletta, J. Rimola, M. Vecchi, F. Caprioli. - In: DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE. - ISSN 1590-8658. - (2021), pp. 1-7. [Epub ahead of print] [10.1016/j.dld.2021.05.018]

Agreement between real-time elastography and delayed enhancement magnetic resonance enterography on quantifying bowel wall fibrosis in Crohn's disease

S. Mazza
Primo
;
M. Vecchi
Penultimo
;
F. Caprioli
Ultimo
2021

Abstract

Background: the assessment of fibrosis in Crohn's disease (CD) bowel lesions helps to guide therapeutic decisions. Real-time elastography (RTE) and delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance enterography (DE-MRE) have demonstrated good accuracy in quantifying CD-related ileal fibrosis as compared with histological examination. To date no study has compared DE-MRE and RTE. Aims: we aimed to evaluate the agreement between RTE and DE-MRE on quantifying CD-related ileal fibrosis. Methods: consecutive patients with ileal or ileocolonic CD underwent RTE and DE-MRE. Ileal fibrosis was quantified by calculating the strain ratio (SR) at RTE and the 70s-7 min percentage of enhancement gain (%EG) of both mucosa and submucosa at DE-MRE. A SR ≥2 was applied to define severe fibrosis. Clinically relevant outcomes occurring at follow-up were recorded. Results: 40 CD patients were enrolled. A significant linear correlation was observed between SR and submucosal %EG (r = 0.594, p < 0.001). Patients with severe fibrosis (SR ≥2) had significantly higher submucosal %EG values than patients with low/moderate fibrosis (median values 26.4% vs. 9.5%, p < 0.001). During a median 43.8-month follow-up relevant disease outcomes occurred more frequently in the severe-fibrosis group (75% vs. 36%, HR 5.4, 95% CI 1.2–24.6, p = 0.029). Conclusions: the study demonstrates an excellent agreement between RTE and DE-MRE in assessing ileal fibrosis in CD.
Crohn's disease; Fibrosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Real-time elastography;
Settore MED/12 - Gastroenterologia
Settore MED/36 - Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia
2021
8-giu-2021
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